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Plate I

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), dated 1385
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Water Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), dated 1385

Feng Xiaozhong and son, artist

A large inscribed Ming sculpture securely dated to 1385 and commissioned for a temple by local patrons and a senior monk.

Date
1385
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference
42727

Record

Culture
China
Period
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium
Wood (willow) with gesso and traces of pigment
Dimensions
H. 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm); W. 18 in. (45.7 cm); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Origin
China

In the Tapestry

Culture of origin
Ming dynastyA

Provenance and history

  1. 1385

    Created by Feng Xiaozhong and sonA

Sources

  1. A
  2. B

    collectionapi.metmuseum.org

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